Hairy Bromance is a go!

My paranormal dark comedy has been accepted for publication by Damnation Books! I am very excited to have people read about Barry, the werewolf, and Glen, the sasquatch, the great hairy drinking buddy duo as they thwart reptilian conspiracies, cross the country and strive for the mecca that is Comic-con.

Hairy Bromance had been contracted with another company, but the company did not do anything with the book, nor could I reach anyone for comment. The contract stipulates that in this case it returns to me after one year. Thus, good things do come to those who wait... and wait... and wait...

Just a little while longer and things will get very hairy... stock up on your Frontline.

Time to revisit some very old wounds...

Hello, faithful reader. I've decided to really challenge myself this time and write about something that didn't come flying out of my head. I've taken on the daunting task of immortalizing my father-in-law's experiences in and around Vietnam. That's right, it is going to be a no-holds-barred memoir that will take the American Marine's perspective on the conflict that divided a nation and cost thousands of lives. I hope to do it justice.

I've been having some pretty eye opening conversations with Richard for the past few weeks and have managed to crank out thirty pages of narrative getting him to his deployment. After a few edits on a previous work, I should be ready to jump down into the darkness. Wish me luck!

Thorbadin's Dilemma is for free!

This solstice short story is free for kindle June 21-23. Download now!
http://www.amazon.com/Thorbadins-Dilemma-Tale-Jotunheim-ebook/dp/B0087VXOGG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1340280207&sr=8-1&keywords=thorbadin%27s+dilemma

Summer Reading?

Need some summer reading? From June 15 through the 17th, The Night Library is available free on kindle! Download, read, tell yourself it is okay to turn out the lights, and leave a nice review!

http://www.amazon.com/The-Night-Library-ebook/dp/B007PFX7DA/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1339773108&sr=1-1&keywords=the+night+library

Thank you, Ray!

Just the other day, I checked the Internet and my heart literally skipped a beat. Ray Bradbury had finally left the planet. I felt like my father or grandfather had passed suddenly, and for good reason. This guy wrote words that carved their way into my heart and my consciousness.

Reading Bradbury was such a moving and transformative thing to me, it was as if someone had reached out and grabbed me and dragged me along for amazing rides into the future, the past and into the red skies over Mars. I can remember the time and places where I sat and first read the works he gave us. It is like when one thinks back on the first meeting of a great friends or lovers. One day, I climbed into my parent's horse pasture and sat under an apple tree and cracked open the book Fahrenheit 451. I was playing hooky on a late spring day. When I finished the novel that evening, I sat there with my thoughts and only came down as the moon began to rise over the sky. I was a different person.

I hope that you will give Ray Bradbury a chance to reach out and grab you. I believe he will live on as a master of the 20th century, a true American Romantic, a mythologist and a fantasist of the highest degree. These are some of my personal favorites:

"The Toynbee Convector"- a short story that shines with Bradbury's brilliant optimism. Read on the steps of St. Johnsbury's Atheneaum.

The Martian Chronicles- a true sci-fi fantasy that makes me nostalgic for he red planet. Read this one on summer evenings on the front porch.

Something Wicked This Way Comes- A gothic marvel (more poetry than prose) about love, loss, youth and wonder. I read this one on my grandmother's couch.

and of course: Farhrenheit 451- the dystopian allegory of the cave that turned out to be pretty prophetic.

Thanks, Ray, for everything, and may your further journeys only give you back the wonder that you gave all of us!

A vampire anthology with a real bite!

Re-Vamping a Classic Tale is now available from Norgus Press. This vampire anthology packs a real bite with some very talented international authors. It also includes my tale of school children dabbling in necromancy: "The Scholomance on Spring Street". Check it out at:
http://www.amazon.com/Re-Vamping-classic-Tale-Jeffrey-Angus/dp/1475288972/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339158253&sr=8-1

Bring your stakes and crosses! Garlic, too. Heck bring a garlic pizza while your at it. Now that's something I could really put my teeth into!

The Dragon Wager is free!

The Dragon Wager is free for Kindle downloads (June 1-3)! Download, share, read, laugh, then (if you would), leave some kind words on Amazon.com. If you become inspired to, say, read more about Jotunheim and purchase the Test of a Prince, I won't complain.

http://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Wager-Tale-Jotunheim-ebook/dp/B0086VZTGA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1338518490&sr=8-2